Median starting salary of recent university graduates, by gender, recession, internship experience, and degree relation United States 2012
(in U.S. dollar)
Characteristic
Median starting salary in U.S. dollar
Did internship
30,000$
Male
30,000$
Pre-recession (2006-2007)
30,000$
First job very/somewhat related to degree
30,000$
Female
28,000$
Recession (2009-2011)
27,000$
First job not very/not at all related to degree
26,000$
No internship
26,000$
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This graph shows the median starting salaries, according to different categories, of recent graduates surveyed in 2012 around the United States. In 2012, survey respondents who had done an internship reported starting salaries of 30,000 U.S. dollars.
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John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (May 10, 2012). Median starting salary of recent university graduates, by gender, recession, internship experience, and degree relation United States 2012 (in U.S. dollar) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/235211/median-starting-salaries-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "Median starting salary of recent university graduates, by gender, recession, internship experience, and degree relation United States 2012 (in U.S. dollar)." Chart. May 10, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/235211/median-starting-salaries-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. (2012). Median starting salary of recent university graduates, by gender, recession, internship experience, and degree relation United States 2012 (in U.S. dollar). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/235211/median-starting-salaries-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. "Median Starting Salary of Recent University Graduates, by Gender, Recession, Internship Experience, and Degree Relation United States 2012 (in U.S. Dollar)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 May 2012, /statistics/235211/median-starting-salaries-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Median starting salary of recent university graduates, by gender, recession, internship experience, and degree relation United States 2012 (in U.S. dollar) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/235211/median-starting-salaries-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Median starting salary of recent university graduates, by gender, recession, internship experience, and degree relation United States 2012 (in U.S. dollar) [Graph], John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, May 10, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/235211/median-starting-salaries-of-university-graduates-in-the-us/
